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Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 31571

A doctor uses a rigid scope along with an operating microscope, inserted through the mouth, to view the voice box and inject a substance into a vocal cord to add bulk or improve its position. This approach is typically done in an operating room under anesthesia, and it can help improve the voice or swallowing when a vocal cord is not closing properly, such as after vocal cord paralysis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope cost?

$282

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $437.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $7,586Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $191 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$282

CA $3,890DE $245

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.